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Ron van Bruchem

3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003BRUC01

Ron van Bruchem has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at Samoa Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 278 competitions since August 2003, he has put 10,096 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.25 in August 2003 to 7.66, a 56% improvement. Ron has entered 278 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time
7.66
signature single · Samoa Nationals 2025
10,096
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 68% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingNetherlands
3×37.6611.91
top 2.2%65 / 2,294
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves33.67
top 5.1%8 / 167
Pyraminx3.737.11
top 6.4%101 / 1,283
2×22.505.19
top 8.9%190 / 1,665
4×439.4945.78
top 11.5%104 / 1,000
5×51:19.531:29.40
top 18.8%92 / 532
3×3 one-handed20.6928.10
top 22.4%144 / 726
Skewb5.6312.18
top 22.9%245 / 957
Clock14.8116.59
top 47.2%222 / 466
6×63:17.613:32.45
top 49.3%113 / 205
Megaminx2:19.832:44.77
top 56.3%242 / 414
7×75:53.606:46.11
top 66.2%130 / 169
Square-148.581:18.68
top 74.8%279 / 407
3×3 blindfolded6:02.56—
early days — 2 solves117 / 132

Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.

The line so far

World Rubik's Games Championship 2003: 17.25Dutch Open 2003: 18.65German Open 2004: 15.98European Rubik's Games Championship 2004: 16.10Dutch Open 2004: 15.35German Open 2005: 15.90Polish Open 2005: 16.11Dutch Open 2005: 13.54Dutch Championship 2005: 14.19Rubik's World Championship 2005: 14.41German Open 2006: 15.33Belgian Open 2006: 14.37Czech Open 2006: 14.23Polish Open 2006: 13.78European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006: 14.48Dutch Open 2006: 13.55Dutch Championship 2006: 13.81UK Open 2006: 13.20Belgian Open 2007: 13.99German Open 2007: 13.75Italian Open 2007: 13.85Polish Open 2007: 14.15World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007: 13.91Dutch Open 2007: 13.66UK Open 2007: 12.95Dutch Championship 2007: 9.55Belgian Open 2008: 12.44Benelux Open 2008: 10.59French Open 2008: 13.09German Open 2008: 11.19UCSD Summer competition 2008: 11.16Dutch Masters 2008: 10.13Brussels Summer Open 2008: 12.66European Championship 2008: 11.28Dutch Open 2008: 12.40German Nationals 2008: 12.34UK Open 2008: 13.02Dutch Nationals 2008: 12.15The Hague Open 2008: 12.33Aachen Open 2009: 13.25Benelux Open 2009: 11.43Belgian Open 2009: 11.72French Open 2009: 11.68German Open 2009: 11.36UK Masters 2009: 13.50Brussels Summer Open 2009: 12.91World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009: 14.05Dutch Open 2009: 9.68Essen Open 2009: 12.40Dutch Nationals 2009: 13.05German Nationals 2009: 13.81The Hague Open 2009: 12.75Aachen Open 2010: 11.77Benelux Open 2010: 13.59MIT Spring 2010: 12.38German Open 2010: 13.44Slovenian Open 2010: 14.15Belgian Open 2010: 12.53Washington DC Spring 2010: 13.59Düsseldorf Open 2010: 13.66Hungarian Open 2010: 13.58German Nationals 2010: 11.36European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010: 14.52Asian Championship 2010: 13.34Dutch Open 2010: 10.88Dutch Nationals 2010: 13.90Aachen Open 2011: 11.40NEMO Amsterdam Open 2011: 11.78German Open 2011: 13.47Belgian Open 2011: 10.27Iran Open 2011: 9.88Amstelveen Open 2011: 11.52World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011: 10.21Dutch Open 2011: 11.56Croatian Rubik Open 2011: 13.09German Nationals 2011: 11.28Dutch Nationals 2011: 11.94Zonhoven Open 2012: 10.83Twente Open 2012: 11.71Jordan Open 2012: 13.08German Open 2012: 11.72Serbian Open 2012: 11.83NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012: 8.71Iceland Open 2012: 10.03GEL Open 2012: 13.11Kanto Open 2012: 12.36N8W8 Summer 2012: 12.05Eindhoven Open 2012: 12.31Amstelveen Open 2012: 12.31European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012: 12.38Dutch Open 2012: 10.83Zonhoven Open 2013: 10.801 AVG competition 2013: 12.25Turkish Open 2013: 11.56Dubai Open 2013: 12.59Eindhoven Spring 2013: 11.86World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013: 11.48Mongolian Open 2013: 11.79Amstelveen Open 2013: 12.76Dutch Open 2013: 12.19Twente Open 2013: 13.11Georgian Open 2013: 12.552 AVG competition 2014: 12.25Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014: 12.31Portugal Open 2014: 12.80Cube Revenge Istanbul 2014: 11.35Bergen Open 2014: 12.81Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014: 11.51Slovakian Open 2014: 11.75Dutch Nationals 2014: 11.43Asian Championship 2014: 10.58Tunisia Open 2014: 14.93Brasov Rubik's Open 2015: 11.83Campeonato Chileno de Invierno 2015: 12.08TCG & Friends 2015: 11.71World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015: 12.34Greece Open 2015: 9.93Dutch Nationals 2015: 11.86Dutch Open 2015: 13.01Baku Open 2016: 12.00Tulip Open 2016: 12.87Cuban Open 2016: 12.48King's Open 2016: 13.39West Friesche Open 2016: 12.39European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016: 13.44Singapore 333 Cube Competition 2016: 11.53Breda Open 2016: 13.28Dutch Nationals 2016: 10.57Dutch Open 2016: 9.89Montfort Championship 2016: 13.67Algeria Winter 2016: 8.81Dutch Winter 2017: 12.42Vilnius Open 2017: 11.55Morocco Open 2017: 11.99The Hague Open 2017: 10.46Zuidplas Open 2017: 14.33Breda Open 2017: 10.15World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 10.48China Championship 2017: 11.73Zwolle Open 2017: 12.07Anders Larsson Memorial 2017: 13.72Dutch Nationals 2017: 12.16Kazakhstan Open 2017: 12.54Uzbekistan Open 2017: 13.57Dutch Open 2017: 13.11Marathon Open 2017: 12.85Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018: 13.11Northern Lights Open 2018: 10.46Bulgarian Open 2018: 10.52Assen Open 2018: 9.37Cube Weekend St. Michielsgestel 2018: 11.93Albanian Open 2018: 12.20Breda Open 2018: 11.41Semey Open 2018: 10.34Veenendaal Open 2018: 12.03WCA European Championship 2018: 11.58Zwolle Open 2018: 13.19Estonian Open 2018: 11.54Dutch Nationals 2018: 11.45Dutch Open 2018: 12.88Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018: 10.05Meppel Open 2018: 11.05Luxembourg Open 2018: 12.91Macedonia Open 2018: 10.76Kosovo Open 2018: 13.20Rijswijk Open 2018: 13.34Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019: 11.68Larnaca Open 2019: 12.34Haarlem Cubing 2019: 11.38Cube Weekend Sint Michielsgestel 2019: 12.90Dutch Masters 2019: 12.75Breda Open 2019: 12.84WCA World Championship 2019: 14.88Hoogland Open 2019: 12.35Dutch Nationals 2019: 13.44Dutch Open 2019: 11.69Malta Open 2019: 13.10Rijswijk Open 2019: 12.30Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020: 12.96Moldova Open 2020: 11.82Dutch Masters 2020: 11.96Star Cubing Nijmegen 2020: 12.64AUA Open 2021: 11.95Dutch Spring 2022: 12.14Dutch Masters 2022: 13.11Albanian Open 2022: 12.56Hoorn Open 2022: 12.40Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022: 13.95Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2022: 12.80Dutch Autumn 2022: 11.44Curaçao Open 2022: 14.89Westfries Open 2022: 11.64Dutch Nationals 2022: 12.30Alphen Cubing 2023: 12.26Oman Open 2023: 13.65Ermelo Cubing B 2023: 13.65San Marino Nationals 2023: 13.98Capelle Cubing 2023: 12.43Dutch Open 2023: 11.69Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023: 13.04On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023: 12.87Amsterdam Open 2023: 12.11Banja Luka Cube Day 2023: 12.04Dutch Autumn 2023: 14.20Palestine Alrowwad 2023: 12.88Swiss Science Open 2023: 12.73Dutch Nationals 2023: 9.57Take Your Time Ermelo 2023: 12.81Leersum Algs 2024: 11.32Dutch Winter North 2024: 12.69Chill Out Trondheim 2024: 12.29Egypt Winter 2024: 12.31Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024: 11.98Montenegro Open 2024: 11.82Arnhem Open B 2024: 10.34Lente Spring 2024: 10.24Bigger in Breda 2024: 12.62Capelle Cubing 2024: 13.53Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 13.05Leersum Algs 24 Hours in 2024: 13.38Cambodia Championship 2024: 14.39Laos Championship 2024: 14.91HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024: 13.36Andorran Championship 2024: 14.03Dutch Open 2024: 12.60Hungarian Open 2024: 12.10Dutch Nationals 2024: 11.81New Year in Bishkek 2024: 12.21Christmas Cubing Breda 2024: 12.15Chichester January 2025: 13.89Leersum Squared 2025: 9.01Trikala Open 2025: 11.42NxN Rīgā 2025: 9.87Start in Veenendaal 2025: 11.24Lente in Lent 2025: 11.51Ghana Open 2025: 12.81Arnhem Open 2025: 11.75Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 14.09Eat Sleep Cube Repeat Leersum 2025: 12.94Beginner Utrecht 2025: 9.97Little LeideNxN 2025: 12.39Breda Open 2025: 12.23Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025: 12.73Beveren Saturday Open 2025: 14.61Take Your Time Ermelo 2025: 11.89New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2025: 11.80Samoa Nationals 2025: 7.66Fiji Nationals 2025: 13.11Tonga Nationals 2025: 13.74Pakje Open in Lent 2025: 13.08Cubing in Oud IJsselmuiden 2025: 12.68Freezing Fryslân 2025: 10.97Leersum Open 2026: 13.22Marrakech Open 2026: 12.77Amsterdam Open 2026: 11.35Classic Cubing Capelle 2026: 10.63Breda Open 2026: 12.25West-Fries Open 2026: 12.33Meppel Mayhem 2026: 12.34Cabo Verde Nationals 2026: 11.93Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 11.99Kostelec Skewbing 2026: 11.54Capelle Chaos B 2026: 11.517.6618.6523 Aug 200323 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.

The circuit

The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
  • A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.

Targets move as he improves.